It was another quality game by the 26 year old blue liner. He was an integral part of Colorado's second and third goals in the first period, helping to build a lead they'd never surrender. Redmond now has nine assists and 13 points in just 34 games played this season. Feb 17 - 1:49 AM

Zach Redmond will play in his second stratight game on Tuesday night against Nashville.

After sitting out for nearly a month, Redmond is all Coach Roy has left at his disposal now with Erik Johnson out. For what it's worth, he's slated to skate with Jan Hejda on the first unit. Redmond has 10 points through 26 games so far this season. Jan 27 - 7:50 PM

It was another quality game by the 26 year old blue liner. He was an integral part of Colorado's second and third goals in the first period, helping to build a lead they'd never surrender. Redmond now has nine assists and 13 points in just 34 games played this season.

Zach Redmond will play in his second stratight game on Tuesday night against Nashville.

After sitting out for nearly a month, Redmond is all Coach Roy has left at his disposal now with Erik Johnson out. For what it's worth, he's slated to skate with Jan Hejda on the first unit. Redmond has 10 points through 26 games so far this season.

Zach Redmond is one of six healthy defensemen on Colorado's roster right now.

He should get a chance to play with Erik Johnson expected to miss three-to-eight weeks with a knee injury. Redmond played for the first time since Dec. 29 last Wednesday against Boston. The Avalanche dressed seven blueliners in the contest.

Zach Redmond will remain a healthy scratch Monday against the St. Louis Blues.

Even with all the injuries to the Avalanche players, Redmond can't seem to find his way into the lineup. Monday will mark the tenth straight game he will be a healthy scratch and even though he has four goals and six assists in 25 games this season, he still has no fantasy value if he can't get on the ice for games.

Zach Redmond scored two goals in Colorado's 4-3 win over Carolina on Saturday.

The two-goal game was a career high for Redmond. The first goal gave Colorado a 2-1 lead and Redmond's second goal was the eventual game-winner. He was also a plus-3 on the night. The 26-year-old has three goals and six points in 10 games this season.

Depth Charts

Matt Duchene and Jordan Eberle are tied for the lead in Team Canada scoring with seven points each at the IIHF World Hockey Championships currently taking place in Prague.

Duchene has scored twice and registered five assists in five games, while Eberle has scored three times and recorded four helpers. They are both a big part of why Team Canada is undefeated in the perliminary round of the tournament.

Carl Soderberg admitted that going to Colorado was an easy decision after the Bruins told him they wouldn't bring him back next season.

"I was waiting for Boston to come back to me," Soderberg, a casualty of the Bruins' salary cap problems, said in a phone interview from Sweden. "When they didn't have room for me, my agent told me Colorado was interested in me. There was no doubt for me. Colorado is a great hockey club. I said go ahead, and then everything went really fast."

Freddie Hamilton suited up against his former team Wednesday night, but he wasn't looking to prove the Sharks wrong for trading him.

"I think there's been adrenaline for me every game so far, trying to make a new first impression with a new team," Hamilton said. "That's even bigger than trying to prove people wrong. Win games for your new team and impress the staff here and your teammates here. I think every game's been big for me so far." He logged just 9:34 of ice time in Colorado's 5-1 loss. Hamilton has one goal and no assists in 12 games with the Avalanche since the move.

Landeskog was seen at Friday’s 25th Shaka Franklin Foundation luncheon wearing a soft cast, a good sign that the Avs' captain is recovering properly. Though his team didn't make the playoffs, Landeskog had his second best career season with 23 goals and 59 points in all 82 games.

Blake Comeau should have no trouble feeling at home with the Avalanche.

Comeau has a number of long-standing relationships with current Avalanche players. He is friendly with Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay from his days with the Flames and is a member of the Kelowna Rockets Alumni, an organization which Tyson Barrie is very active in. That said, Comeau is likely to play on Colorado's third line and
will have limited to no fantasy value in 2015-16.

Alex Tanguay picked up a goal plus a power play assist during Thursday's 4-1 win over the Canucks. He now has points in three straight games.

Tanguay now has points in four of his past five games, tallying three goals and six total points over that span. With the two points he picked up on Thursday, he now ranks seventh all-time in points on the Avalanche/Nordiques list with 462 points, two shy of Dale Hunter and 174 short of Anton Stastny for fifth place. Tanguay has 22 goals and 51 points this season.

Cody McLeod registered a goal and fighting major in Sunday's 3-2 win against Minnesota.

"We wanted to come in and get two points and the boys played well, coming off the back to back," McLeod said. "We're in a heated rivalry. I'd say this our main rival right now. Stuff happened last game but we came out to battle and our main goal was to get two points, and we did that." McLeod was fined by the league for entering the game on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation the last time Colorado played the Wild. He hit Mikael Granlund and fought Charlie Coyle in that contest. On Sunday, he dropped the gloves with Chris Stewart and scored his sixth goal of the season. McLeod ranks second in the league with 172 penalty minutes.

Nathan MacKinnon had a strong first game for Canada at the World Hockey Championships in Prague.

Playing on a line with Sidney Crosby and Jason Spezza, MacKinnon scored a goal and registered two assists in Canada's 6-1 win over Latvia. In fact, all Team Canada Colorado players had strong games. Tyson Barrie, Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly each registered a point in the victory. We are expecting a big rebound season from MacKinnon after a disappointing 2014-15 campaign.

Jarome Iginla failed to reach the 30-goal mark in his first season with the Colorado Avalanche.

Iginla scored two goals in the season finale against Chicago on Saturday but he finished the year with 29 goals. "He didn't have the start he wanted," head coach Patrick Roy said of Iginla, who had two goals in the first 20 games. "But I have to admit, 29 goals ... I would have loved to see him get the 30th, but he was close. It was a great year for him. When we lost Paul (Stastny) , we thought (Iginla) was going to do a good job for us, and he did exactly that."

With his two assists Friday night Tyson Barrie reached the 50-point mark for the season.

He becomes only the fourth Avalanche defenseman to reach that mark, joining Sandis Ozolinsh (four times), Rob Blake (twice) and Ray Bourque. Barrie should be one of the top defenseman off draft boards next season.

Johnson didn't play after Jan. 21 due to his knee problem. He had 12 goals and 23 points in 47 contests last season. He has one campaign left on his four-year, $15 million deal, but it looks like Colorado would like to sign him to an extension this summer.

The Denver Post's Mike Chambers doesn't think that Francois Beauchemin is the defenseman that the Colorado Avalanche need, comparing him (unfavorably) to Brad Stuart.

Chambers: "They are the same player, and joining the Avs with a careers-worth of mileage on their bodies. Brad Stuart was not the answer the team sought, and already is considered a No. 5 or No. 6 guy."

Nate Guenin was supported by his teammates after he committed a brutal turnover in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout win over Dallas.

He gave the puck away to Ales Hemsky, who set up Erik Cole to give the Stars a 2-0 lead at the time. The Avalanche rallied in the third and won the game in a shootout. "Not just [goalie Semyon Varlamov], all the players on the team (were supportive) of Nate," coach Patrick Roy said. "Nate works so hard, blocking shots and playing important minutes with Tyson Barrie ... tougher for him because he's a defensive defenseman and doesn't have the opportunity to go and get a big goal for us. But his teammates did it for him."

Nikita Zadorov is projected to play alongside Tyson Barrie in 2015-16.

"I've played against him, and he's obviously a very good offensive player," Zadorov said, referring to Barrie. "I'm sure we'll work well together." The Colorado Avalanche acquired Zadorov as part of the Ryan O'Reilly trade. Zadorov had three goals and 15 points in 60 contests last season.

Varlamov gave up one in the second and one in the third period. He ends the season with a a 2.56 goals-against average and .921 save percentage. The Avs need to improve their possession game. If not, Varlamov will continue to be a one-man defense.

Reto Berra was able to hang in there for Team Switzerland while making 22 saves to help secure an overtime victory over Team Austria on Saturday.

Berra saw just eight shots through the first two periods, but was unable to consistently maintain his trio of one-goal leads. This included a last-minute goal by Austria. Regardless, Berra and the Swiss will take on Team France on Sunday afternoon.